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Letter From the President
Dear Friends,
 ince
its establishment in 1995, the Garfield Park
Conservatory Alliance has worked to support the
revitalization of this historic botanical treasure,
and to involve our West Side neighbors in the
wonderful changes taking place here. Thanks to your
support, the initiatives first conceived by the
organization’s founders have begun to bear fruit in
exciting and powerful ways.
Today,
the Garfield Park Conservatory serves hundreds of
thousands of visitors through a variety of programs,
from school tours that educate children about plant
science to hands-on horticulture workshops for
backyard and community gardeners. The Conservatory
has also presented world-class exhibits such as Dale
Chihuly’s breathtaking Garden of Glass, the
evocative stone sculptures of Chapungu, and the
towering prehistoric creatures of GIANTS: African
Dinosaurs.
More
than a place to appreciate plants and learn about
gardening, the Conservatory has also become a
catalyst for change in the communities of East and
West Garfield Park. As advocates for local
interests, we are working to unite residents and
other stakeholders around community and economic
development efforts occurring in these
neighborhoods.
The
Conservatory is fulfilling its mission in so many
ways – enriching the lives of Chicagoans through a
variety of programs that promote independent
learning, environmental awareness and cultural
expression – but we have only begun to tap the
potential of this extraordinary place.
A
project of this magnitude takes a significant
commitment on the part of the Alliance, the Chicago
Park District, and the Chicago community. I hope you
will join us in this effort by making a donation to
our
annual
fund.
Your gift to the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
will ensure our ability to create exciting programs,
aid in community development, and sustain a
first-class botanical conservatory for all of
Chicago to enjoy.
Thank you for your support!
Eunita Rushing
President
Garfield
Park Conservatory Alliance
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ANNUAL FUND LINKS
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Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance relies on the generosity
of individuals,
corporations, and
foundations so that we can
offer a variety of educational programming and
family-friendly exhibits. Your tax-deductible contribution
to the Annual Fund allows us to provide support wherever it
is needed most.
Your gift to the Annual Fund will:
Provide important educational opportunities and
job-readiness training to West Side high school students
through our
Docent Program.
Support community and economic development efforts in East
Garfield Park through our work in the
New Communities Program.
Create exciting new educational exhibits, like
Sugar from the Sun, that immerse children in a fantastic
world where plants turn solar energy into food energy.
Serve thousands of schoolchildren and teachers through
School Programs that deliver hands-on plant science
curricula to support their classroom studies.
Train adults on the West Side and throughout Chicago in
basic and advanced gardening and horticulture techniques
through
Workshops and the
Demonstration Garden.
Engage children and adults in educational and recreational
opportunities centered on plants and gardening through
Family Programs.
Yes! I want to
support these programs with a
gift today.
For more
information about the annual fund, contact the Alliance
Development Department at (773) 638-1766, extension 13, or
email
donorservices@
garfieldpark.org
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